PNG's back.

[Perth Red]

"Hey look, Port Moresby is really dangerous, but don't worry you only need to stay there for a month at a time in 3 separate stints".

f**k me drunk

I’m sure they can have armed guards whenever they go to the shop and a big fence around where they live, be lovely lol

 

[Wb1234]

I’m sure they can have armed guards whenever they go to the shop and a big fence around where they live, be lovely lol

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[RedVee_8]

You have given me an idea. What if PNG based themselves in Brisbane, and play for example, three home games at Suncorp to take advantage of the corporates. Also they don't need to hop on a plane for away games against the Broncos, Dolphins or Titans.

Article this week suggested it would be based in Brisbane

 

[Vee]

So every home game will involve a flight to Port Moresby? At a stadium that's not NRL quality either?

Are you that f**ked in the head?

You should give yourself an uppercut for suggesting something that dumb

An international flight...

 

[Perth Red]

An international flight...

Yeh who doesn’t want to spend 8 hours travelling for every home game lol

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

That will become a bigger and better stadium over time, i remember a time when the 1st grade cowboys team were laying turf on their local shithole stadium... kettle calling pot black

Cowboys shouldn't have been added in 1995. The players had to help lay the turf on the field to get the stadium finished in time for the season.

It would have been better to admit the Cowboys and Western Reds into the ARL in 2000.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Why would brisbane businesses pay $20k for a box to watch a png club at Suncorp? most will already be spending their money on home broncos and dolphins games surely?

Same thing could be said for a Perth-based NRL team. Businesses would rather spend a fortune on watching the Eagles and Dockers.

 

[Wb1234]

More cowboys fans on this thread than on the cowboys forum

giddy up

 

[Perth Red]

Same thing could be said for a Perth-based NRL team. Businesses would rather spend a fortune on watching the Eagles and Dockers.

There’ll be perth businesses that want to align with a perth nrl club. Why would a brisbane business what to align with a png RUGBY LEAGUE club over the two brisbane clubs?

your analogy would be like saying swans have no corporate interest as there’s lots of rugby league clubs in Sydney. You are dumb.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

There’ll be perth businesses that want to align with a perth nrl club. Why would a brisbane business what to align with a png RUGBY LEAGUE club over the two brisbane clubs?

your analogy would be like saying swans have no corporate interest as there’s lots of rugby league clubs in Sydney. You are dumb.

How much money will the local businesses spend on a Perth-based NRL team?

You're delusional as f**k if you think a Perth-based NRL team will generate as much support from the local business community as the Eagles and Dockers.

How many local businesses supported the Western Reds when they went bankrupt in 1996?

The club had to be bailed out by News Ltd.

One of the businessmen involved with the financially destitute Western Reds is behind the current bid.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Perth Red]

How much money will the local businesses spend on a Perth-based NRL team?

You're delusional as f**k if you think a Perth-based NRL team will generate as much support from the local business community as the Eagles and Dockers.

How many local businesses supported the Western Reds when they went bankrupt in 1996?

The club had to be bailed out by News Ltd.

One of the businessmen involved with the financially destitute Western Reds is behind the current bid.

What could possibly go wrong?

Neither you nor I know. Some will, hopefully enough to make an nrl club a viable proposition on the west coast.

Your dumb as f**k if you think that’s what I’ve ever said

reds never went bankrupt. They were owned by news ltd in 1996. Learn your RL history

a business that has continued to poor millions into rugby league in WA ever since, with no return other than supporting the game

lots could, but if done well nothing Will.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Neither you nor I know. Some will, hopefully enough to make an nrl club a viable proposition on the west coast.

If you don't know how much money they can draw from the business sector then why do you talk down every other bid?

The PNG bid has a guaranteed $20m per annum from the Aus Gov.

The Brisbane Tigers have a $135m asset portfolio.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-expansion-brisbanes-easts-tigers-spruik-135m-asset-portfolio-in-bid-to-win-18th-licence/news-story/1f6cf7f90fd23b809a2c80a16083e95a?amp&nk=09e6c91c143a80816184f02c23bda740-1697894069

Perth has an old pawnbroker who couldn't bail the Reds out of debt in 1996.

Your dumb as f**k if you think that’s what I’ve ever said

You're dumb as f**k if you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're".

reds never went bankrupt. They were owned by news ltd in 1996. Learn your RL history

After declaring that the club may not have the financial resources to compete in the 1996 ARL Optus Cup, a major sponsorship with the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sunday Times gave the club some much needed money. By mid 1996 club support had dwindled to just over 6,000.

WA Reds - Wikipedia

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a business that has continued to poor millions into rugby league in WA ever since, with no return other than supporting the game

Cash Converters is the only local business in Perth that cares about the game. That's a huge red flag.

lots could, but if done well nothing Will.

So you're now admitting it's a risky proposition?

Now you know why the ARLC haven't put a team in Perth.

 

[Perth Red]

Haha the bastion of failed argument, using a typo

And when the govt money runs out? Never said tigers don’t have plenty of money, they’ve got a pokie den. I’ve said Brisbane and the NrL doesn’t NEED another nrl Club for some time, if ever.

”may not” being the operative phrase. It’s well documented the late decision to bring in a third side put them under financial pressure due to the arl‘s dumb as dogsht travel cost imposition.but they weren’t bankrupt and never went bankrupt,,learn your RL history.

apparently not, the consortium is made up of a number of successful businessmen, oh and a very wealthy state govt.

every decision has risk you dumb turd. that’s why the nrl will expect a strong business case in deciding who should get an nrl license.

 

[Canard]

How is the PNG bid funding "guaranteed"??

f**k me some people are dense

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Haha the bastion of failed argument, using a typo

You've been writing "your" in place of "you're" for years. Your knowledge of the English language is as shit as rugby league in England.

And when the govt money runs out?

Then the ARLC will bankroll the team or admit the Brisbane Tigers/North Sydney Bears at short notice.

Never said tigers don’t have plenty of money, they’ve got a pokie den. I’ve said Brisbane and the NrL doesn’t NEED another nrl Club for some time, if ever.

The NRL needs another club to remove the weekly bye. What the NRL needs is an expansion team that generates more capital for its existing clubs, stakeholders and players. A third Brisbane team is guaranteed to generate more revenue for the broadcasters because it'll be a ratings winner for Ch9 and Fox League. That will increase the value of the broadcast rights. Every player and club will benefit from having more money supplied by the broadcasters.

”may not” being the operative phrase. It’s well documented the late decision to bring in a third side put them under financial pressure due to the arl‘s dumb as dogsht travel cost imposition.but they weren’t bankrupt and never went bankrupt,,learn your RL history.

Although the club had made some promising signings, such as Rodney Howe and Robbie Kearns, the crushing $10 million debt that hung over the club (from having to pay the airfares for all visiting teams) at the end of the season led to Super League axing the Perth Reds on 1 October 1997.

WA Reds - Wikipedia

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Where was the club going to get $10m to pay its debt?

It wasn't going to get it from game day. The club only drew 8,700 to each game in 1997. Whatever its sponsors were providing wasn't enough to cover the cost of running the team.

apparently not, the consortium is made up of a number of successful businessmen, oh and a very wealthy state govt.

What has the WA Gov done for RL since 1997?

It didn't bail out the Western Reds when they were crippled by a $10m debt.

It has not brought Perth Rectangular Stadium into the 21st century.

every decision has risk you dumb turd. that’s why the nrl will expect a strong business case in deciding who should get an nrl license.

If it comes down to a "strong business case" them the Brisbane Tigers are light years ahead of every other candidate.

The Perth bid has very little going for it, TBH. The timezone factor makes it a liability to the broadcasters. Long flights will cost the ARLC a small fortune. Players won't enjoy flying across the country every fortnight. Only 4,000 players in the entire state. A terrible stadium with poor corporate facilities.

 

[Perth Red]

You've been writing "your" in place of "you're" for years. Your knowledge of the English language is as shit as rugby league in England.



Then the ARLC will bankroll the team or admit the Brisbane Tigers/North Sydney Bears at short notice.



The NRL needs another club to remove the weekly bye. What the NRL needs is an expansion team that generates more capital for its existing clubs, stakeholders and players. A third Brisbane team is guaranteed to generate more revenue for the broadcasters because it'll be a ratings winner for Ch9 and Fox League. That will increase the value of the broadcast rights. Every player and club will benefit from having more money supplied by the broadcasters.

Although the club had made some promising signings, such as Rodney Howe and Robbie Kearns, the crushing $10 million debt that hung over the club (from having to pay the airfares for all visiting teams) at the end of the season led to Super League axing the Perth Reds on 1 October 1997.​

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WA Reds - Wikipedia

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Where was the club going to get $10m to pay its debt?

It wasn't going to get it from game day. The club only drew 8,700 to each game in 1997. Whatever its sponsors were providing wasn't enough to cover the cost of running the team.




What has the WA Gov done for RL since 1997?

It didn't bail out the Western Reds when they were crippled by a $10m debt.

It has not brought Perth Rectangular Stadium into the 21st century.



If it comes down to a "strong business case" them the Brisbane Tigers are light years ahead of every other candidate.

The Perth bid has very little going for it, TBH. The timezone factor makes it a liability to the broadcasters. Long flights will cost the ARLC a small fortune. Players won't enjoy flying across the country every fortnight. Only 4,000 players in the entire state. A terrible stadium with poor corporate facilities.

And back to png

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

And back to png

You derail these discussions just as much as anyone else.

You don't want PNG to get the 18th licence.

 

[BuffaloRules]

Geez…Perth Red getting flayed …

Must have forgot the Reds were such a basket case financially the first time around… Makes the Western Force look good…

 

[BuffaloRules]

”may not” being the operative phrase. It’s well documented the late decision to bring in a third side put them under financial pressure due to the arl‘s dumb as dogsht travel cost imposition.but they weren’t bankrupt and never went bankrupt,,learn your RL history.

You have maintained this fallacy for years and you know it’s not true as I have told you several times in the past …

As part of the Perth bid , they offered to pay the travel costs as a sweetener to get admitted…. It wasn’t “imposed by the ARL”… who knows …maybe they never even get the nod in the first place without this offer..

They also agreed to jump ship to Super League before they even played a game in the ARL and paid their first airfare … nice loyalty shown there ..

I mean ..werent you back in Hull during this time ? No internet in those day…..Were the local English papers keeping you updated with the Perth ARL expansion news back in the early 90s?

 

[Wb1234]

You have maintained this fallacy for years and you know it’s not true as I have told you several times in the past …

As part of the Perth bid , they offered to pay the travel costs as a sweetener to get admitted…. It wasn’t “imposed by the ARL”… who knows …maybe they never even get the nod in the first place without this offer..

They also agreed to jump ship to Super League before they even played a game in the ARL and paid their first airfare … nice loyalty shown there ..

I mean ..werent you back in Hull during this time ? No internet in those day…..Were the local English papers keeping you updated with the Perth ARL expansion news back in the early 90s?

If that’s true it shows how much bs gets peddled on this forum (Perth offering to pay travel costs to get in)